The body of missing 7-year-old Athena Strand has been found. Officials say she was kidnapped and murdered by a FedEx contract driver who was delivering a package to her family's home on Wednesday.
Lane Akin said the girl's stepmother reported the girl missing at 5:40 p.m. after the girl disappeared from her room. The stepmother searched for about an hour before contacting the sheriff's office for help.
Akin identified the driver as 31-year-old Tanner Horner and said he had been taken into custody. Akin said the man was interviewed by investigators and that he confessed to abducting and killing the girl and then directed officers to her body. Due to the ongoing investigation, Akin declined to share any details about the confession, digital evidence, or what was found when investigators searched Horner's home. Investigators did confirm, however, that Horner was not a relative and was not known to the family. Akin also said that investigators believe the girl died within an hour or so after her abduction.
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